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5 Unexpected Ways to Use a Vintage Coat Rack
For the most part, free-standing coat racks are a thing of the past. They belong to a time when closets were only dee...
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5 Things to Do with... Tin Cans
Tin cans are like air—they're all around us. Most families go through several cans each week, and some even use that ...
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Make Your Own iPad Stand: 10 Cheap and Clever Ideas
Getting the most out of your iPad sometimes means going hands-free, but you don't need to spend another dime!
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10 New Uses for Old Doors
With imagination and elbow grease, you can transform that old door into a one-of-a-kind piece that's both useful and beautiful.
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How To: Rewire a Lamp
You bought a beautiful antique lamp but upon closer inspection, you notice there is damage to the sheathing, the plas...
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The 7 Best Products for Patching Wood
Sometimes it’s nail holes and sometimes it’s rotten wood, but your projects will often require you to patch ...
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How To: Hang and Level Odd-Shaped Decor
It’s nice to be back in the swing of things. Lisa and I are adjusting nicely to life with two kids. So far so good...
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DIY No-Sew Roman Shade
In the new year, one of my 2013 home goals is to complete projects that were started but unfinished {can we procrastina...
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Hand Crafted LEGO Chandelier Takes DIY to the Next Level
Lighting is a great way to add some wonderful design elements to your home without putting any more items on the floor,...
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How To: Upholster a Chair
I’ve been searching local antique shops in my area for a chair for my daughter’s bedroom. I had a chair the...
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DIY Room Update with Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper
Some of you noticed the black and white horizontal wall stripes in the boys’ bedroom. Good eye! Would you believe...
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5 Things to Do with... Maps
Whether you've been bitten by the travel bug or merely want to give the impression of being well-traveled, maps lend ...
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DIY Newspaper Wall Covering
Hello, hello! If you happen to follow along on Instagram, you saw a little sneak peek of a creative wall covering idea ...
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7 DIY Bathroom Storage Projects
If your vanity and medicine cabinets are anything like mine, they're (1) too small, (2) too cluttered, and (3) work j...
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Five on Friday: Shining the Spotlight on You!
From upcycling "junk" to laying down floor tile, Bob Vila Nation community bloggers are taking home improvement to th...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Getting Ready for Winter!
After packing up your holiday decorations and ringing in the New Year, it might be tempting to look at the long stret...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: 2013 Edition!
It's 2013, ladies and gentlemen! And though we might be having a hard time with our New Year's resolutions already, i...
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5 Thrifty DIY Organization Ideas
When crummy weather hits, I get the itch to organize. There’s nothing worse than being cooped up in the house, let al...
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5 DIY Spice Racks and Kitchen Organizing Solutions
They didn't offer shop class in my high school, so I came to my love of power tools and sawdust well after I graduate...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Mayan Apocalypse Edition!
A thousand years ago, the Mayans supposedly predicted the world would end today, 12/21/12. And so we've tried to make...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Gearing up for the Holidays!
The offices of BobVila. com are getting in the holiday spirit, putting together our favorite tips on decking the hall...
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5 Creative Ways to Display Your Holiday Cards
With a profusion of photo card deals and services that address and do the mailing for you (YES!!!), sending holiday c...
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6 Unorthodox DIY Christmas Trees
Nothing beats a fresh-cut, pine-smelling Christmas tree that's been decorated with care. . . . Unless you're an aller...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Welcome to December!
From spotlighting our favorite bloggers to compiling an almost never-ending list of DIY ornaments, from hacking new k...
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58 Outstanding DIY Ornaments
Move over, pumpkin spice latte—it's peppermint mocha time. December is here, and even if you spent the last few month...
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7 DIY Pantry Hacks and Kitchen Storage Ideas
No matter the size of your kitchen, you probably wish it had more storage space. And since the choice to remodel isn'...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Saying Goodbye to November
December is knocking on our door, promising a month with chestnuts roasting on an open fire and sleigh bells ring-a-l...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Thanksgiving Edition
Over the past several days we've gotten our fireplaces going again, watched a little football, and scrambled to find ...
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5 DIY Farm Table Projects That Will Last a Lifetime
Farm tables are those warm, rustic surfaces that draw inspiration from the original harvest tables found in American ...
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Bob Vila Radio: Picture Frames
If you've got a piece of art or a special photo you'd like to display, but the cost of professional framing is hangin...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Doormats, Bike Racks, and More!
From doormats to bike racks, we certainly kept busy this week. We looked at the forecast of next year's remodeling tr...
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Easy DIY: How to Cut Glass Wine Bottles
The other day my roommate came home from IKEA with a pack of 100 tea lights. One hundred. To be fair, my roommate als...
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9 DIY Headboard Projects to Suit Any Bedroom
I tend to think of headboards as the sort of thing that only real grown-ups own. When you're a 20-something who moves...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week: Sandy Edition
This has been an extraordinary week marked by one of the most devastating storms ever to hit the Northeast. If you’re...
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Renovation Road Trip: Framing a Switch Box in Oregon
For our final stop on the Renovation Road Trip, we made the long trek from Racine, WI to Portland, OR, where we met H...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week
We hitched along with the Renovation Road Trip, watched pumpkins catapult into the sky, and fawned over an innovative...
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Renovation Road Trip: Installing Shelves with Russet St. Reno
On the penultimate stop of our Renovation Road Trip we met up with Sara and Shaun, the fun and funny couple behind Ru...
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Renovation Road Trip: Soldering Copper Pipe Fittings with DIYdiva
The third stop in our Renovation Road Trip brought us to Michigan, where we met the wonderful Kit from DIYdiva. Since...
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Renovation Road Trip: A New Backsplash at Turtle House
In our second stop on the Renovation Road Trip we met up with Katy and Brandon from Turtle House in Ypsilanti, MI. Th...
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Top 5 Posts of the Week
From an awesome, low-stress kitchen makeover to a DIY duo's cross-country renovation road trip, we've gathered five f...
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Renovation Road Trip: First Stop, 86'n It
For the first stop on our renovation road trip, we were asked to help install wood paneling on the wall of a closed-i...
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6 DIY Standing Desk Projects to Keep You Healthy While You Work
It turns out that sitting is bad for you. Like really, really awful. It's no surprise that a sedentary lifestyle isn'...
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Renovation Road Trip: Here We Go!
Over the three and a half years that we’ve been working on our house—and blogging about it at Picardy Project—we’ve b...
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6 Simple & Easy DIY Closet Door Transformations
There's the big stuff—renovations, major appliances, new suites of furniture—any of which can make an obvious impact ...
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5 "Make in a Weekend" Bookshelf Projects (No Fancy Woodworking Required)
Groucho Marx's famous quote, "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read...
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5 Favorite Picture Hanging Tricks
Hanging a framed picture is about as DIY as many homeowners get. But although it may seem easy, hanging art properly ...
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DIY Faux Finish Wall Covering
While it's not uncommon for a hallway to be the 'problem child' of a home decor scheme, most people never encounter o...
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5 Easy DIY Wine Racks You Can Make in an Afternoon
Real oenophiles are true collectors, dedicating entire rooms to storing and aging prized bottles of wine. You can sea...
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10 Ingenious IKEA Hacks
See how DIYers combine, modify, and rearrange IKEA stock to create their own unique furniture pieces.
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5 DIY Wood Wall Treatment Ideas
Wood. It makes up so much of our homes, from the framing to the flooring we walk on. And it appears in all kinds of f...
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5 Kid-Friendly DIY Home Projects
Having young children fills our house with a lot of noise, and a lot of laughter. They keep us so busy, it also makes...
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5 Upcycled Pot Racks & Cookware Storage Ideas
I have a tiny, urban townhome kitchen. You can't open the refrigerator door more than 60% without banging into the ov...
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10 Ways to Use Your Cordless Drill/Driver
Some may love their wet saws for cutting tiles, while others couldn't bear to part with their trim router or thicknes...
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How To: Work with Mosaic Tile
Top off a table or countertop with an easy and atttractive technique.
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60-Minute DIY Projects
Improve the look, efficiency, and safety of your home.
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DIY Tile Mosaic
Use these tips and techniques to top off a table or counter with a DIY tile mosaic.
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An Army Wife’s Home Improvement Valentine
Her top-secret operation is transforming their house one DIY project at a time.
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Do-It-Yourself Modular Home Construction System
Bob tours a home that was designed to affordable, flexible, and easy to build with a do-it-yourself, low-cost construction system.
 
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